At price of $1.20, a local pencil manufacturer is willing to supply 150 boxes per day. At a price of $1.40, the manufacturer is willing to supply 170 boxes per day. Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of supply is about
a. 2.0.
b. 1.23.
c. 1.00.
d. 0.81.
d
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